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1. Go to the Distribute Adobe Flash Player page and apply for a free Flash Player distribution license.2. Once you receive the confirmation email click on the provided link and download the latest .msi installer. ActiveX – for Internet Explorer.…
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Widows 7 – The User Profile Service service failed the logon
After installing some Windows updates on Windows Vista or Windows 7 PC you may not be able to log on and get an error message:The User Profile Service service failed the logon.User profile cannot be loaded. 1. Restart the computer…
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Load an offline registry file
To load (view or edit) an offline registry file: 1. Start > Run > regedit2. Highlight “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE“3. File > Load Hive4. Browse to an offline registry file and open itHKEY_CURRENT_USER will be located in C:\Documents and Settings\user.name\NTUSER.DATHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE keys will be…
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iPhone and Google Apps – Sending emails from Gmail alias (nickname)
Sending emails from Gmail nickname If you use the default iPhone Gmail IMAP (or MS Exchange) setup wizard, all emails will be sent from the primary Gmail alias. If you try to use an alias in the wizard it will…
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MS Exchange Server 2007 – Export Message Tracking Results
You can’t export message tracking results from the GUI interface, however, you can from Exchange Management Shell. 1. Open Exchange Management Console > Toolbox > Message Tracking2. Customise your query as required and copy Shell command from the box below.3.…
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Renewing MS Exchange 2007 self-signed certificate
By default MS Exchange 2007 uses self-signed certificates for various services (SMTP, IMAP, IIS, POP, etc). Normally these certificates are valid for one year. Once the certificate starts approaching its expiry date following events will be logged in Application Logs…
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Outlook 2007 and 2010 warning “The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the site”
After starting MS Outlook 2007 or 2010 and connecting to Microsoft Exchange 2007 or 2010 server (on a local network) you get the warning “The name of the security certificate is invalid or does not match the name of the…
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FileZilla FTP client stores passwords in plain text.
FileZilla FTP client by default silently stores all entered FTP usernames and passwords in plain text.Passwords may be stored in the following locations.Path:Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\user.name\Application Data\FileZilla Windows Visata/7: C:\Users\user.name\AppData\Roaming\FileZillaFiles:recentservers.xmlsitemanager.xmlfilezilla.xml To disable this default behaviour:1. Copy file C:\Program Files\FileZilla…
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Check Installed Programs Remotely (vbscript)
This vb script (by Bill James) lists all installed programs (including Windows Updates) on a remote PC (it checks the registry Uninstall Key).Output results to a text file. Download Windows XP
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Delete old files (vbscript)
This VBScript will delete all files older than 3 months in a specified folder and all subfolders. It will also create a log file with all processed folders and deleted files.Download ‘ Folder pathconst fldname = “\\your\folder\path” set fso =…
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Create bootable Windows installation USB/DVD drive
Bootable USB – Option 1 Rufus is a small free utility that allows you to create bootable USB drives. It’s very lightweight and doesn’t even require installation. Versions 2.15 (portable) can be downloaded from here, or check for the latest version of…
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Error 1327. Invalid Drive:
When installing or uninstalling Google Earth (or other software) you may get an error:Product: Google Earth — Error 1327.Invalid Drive: X:\Application Log ID: 11327 This happens if drive X: used to exist on your system, but has been removed. To…